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Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.. Moore (the TV Series developer) , his crew decided to keep the Gaelic words instead of translating them to English. This maintained the first person narrative by showing Claire’s inability to understand Gaelic. This idea was suggested by producer David Brown, who said he's seen something similar in Skin Deep (1998), a foreign alternative movie starring the actor and singer Gustavo Goulart..
The opening song changes from season to season to reflect what’s happening in the story line
In a few episodes, characters say"OK." ; An American term that didn’t come into use until the 19th Century.. In the first half of Season 2 (which is set in France), part of the lyrics are in French. In the second half of Season 2 (which is mostly about preparing for war), there is a militaristic drum roll added to the opening song. During Season 3, there are tribal drums added because much of the season is set in the West Indies. In Season 4, bluegrass fiddle and banjos are added, plus some of the lyrics are sung with a Southern accent because the season is set mostly in America..
Featured in Outlander: An Epic Adaptation (2015)
The Skye Boat Song(uncredited)Traditional Scottish air with lyrics by Sir Harold BoultonNew lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. I’ve recently been reading (actually listening to the audio-books) the Outlander series of books having completed 5 so far so when I saw the Starz TV series was coming out I just had to watch it. I must say I loved the Outlander books, but I’m not a fanatic when it comes to translating books to the screen they are very different mediums and thus can take on a different look and feel and that’s OK with me. In this case, I don’t think people who are would be disappointed anyway as the screen writers did an excellent job of translating the 1st part of the book to the screen (I’ve only seen the 1st episode but I' #39;m already hooked so I’m sure I’ll enjoy the rest). I loved their choice of actors to take on the roles of Jamie, Claire, Frank and Dugan.
Caitriona Balfe also seemed like a good choice for Claire (beautiful yet strong enough to carry the role)
Sam Heughan is perfect as Jamie Fraser (just the right bit of good looks and ruggedness one might expect in Jamie). I think Frank/Jack Randall’s portrayal by Tobias Menzies will also fit my vision of Frank/Jack and I think he can carry off both roles one as the wicked Jack and the other as the loving yet dull Frank (when compared to Jamie). And the Scottish actors like Graham McTavish (Dougal) will bring old Scotland to life on the screen for me. From the 1st episode I think they producers will not be shy to include the more sexual aspects of the Outlander books, as they do have this erotic element that actually makes the love between Claire and Jamie the driving force of their relationship which allows it to span centuries, even when they are no longer together. It’s that love/passion for each other that keeps them alive in each other’s heart and so far to the directors credit, they have not been shy about adding it.
I’m looking forward to the Claire Jamie love scenes hopefully to come
I’m also going to enjoy the Scottish history and scenery, and loved the way they so far have included it in the TV series. It's going to be very interesting to me especially as my ancestors are Scottish.I know Starz will be increasing its revenues with this series' fans all signing up just to see it. There must be millions of us around the world that love these books and I’m sure like me many of them will order the cable channel just to watch this. I’m very happy to see Starz did such a good job in bringing this to life on the screen.
